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United States Patent | 5,601,598 |
Fisher | February 11, 1997 |
Removably attachable wrist band devices for use in helping an addicted cigarette smoker permanently quit smoking. The devices comprise an acupressure stimulator section, a wrist attachment section, and an elastic section with controlled elasticity. The wrist band is placed on a user's wrist such that the acupressure stimulator is positioned proximal to the L-7 acupuncture point and the elastic section of the wrist band is positioned on top of the user's wrist. The elastic section of the wrist band is designed to limit the maximal energy that the user can transfer to a unit area of skin when the band is snapped against the wrist. This is so that snapping the wrist band will not be perceived as aversive to the user. The disclosed wrist band devices have the dual functions of providing a non-aversive behavioral modification function together with providing stimulation of the L-7 acupuncture point, which has therapeutic value in treatment of smoking addiction.
Inventors: | Fisher; Gary R. (2251 Federal Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90064) |
Appl. No.: | 287209 |
Filed: | August 8, 1994 |
Current U.S. Class: | 606/204; 131/270 |
Intern'l Class: | A61B 017/00 |
Field of Search: | 606/204,203,202,189 128/898 131/270 |
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